Ivey Business School (Canada)
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Clarke: Transformation for Environmental Sustainability
Chris Laszlo; Katey McCabe; Eric Ahearn; Indrajeet GhatgeCase IVEY-9B12C012-EEntrepreneurship, Leadership and People Management, StrategyClarke, a mosquito abatement company seen as having a core business that is environmentally harmful by its very nature — selling pesticides — faces unique challenges in its transformation into a sustainable enterprise. Should it shift its focus entirely towards offering “green” pesticides and risk losing some of its customers, or should it keep offering its less expensive, more toxic products? This case shows how even when innovation leads to new...Starting at €8.20
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Yangarra Resources Limited
Peter C. Bell; Grant Evaskevich; Dean Leesui; Caterina von Maydell; Sachin GuptaCase IVEY-9B11E003-ECorporate Governance, EntrepreneurshipYangarra Resources Limited, a Calgary-based junior oil and gas company, had several properties throughout Alberta comprising both solely controlled and joint ventures. The president and chief executive officer (CEO) was involved in the construction of a well on the Ferrier property — a joint venture between three companies, each holding roughly one-third of the stake. As part of the joint venture, Yangarra had signed an agreement that committed Y...Starting at €8.20